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[Jerry]

But, at least no one will bother to steal it.

You are quite right there, insurance £200 a year even with a few points on my licence.

[Daniella]

Hey Jerry
I also had a 126 ! One red, one blue and one green!
A popular car of '70
But the car will always be in my heart this is the mythical blue Fiat 127 (5 forward gears and an engine with so much grit)




I went everywhere with this car: Sardinia, Corsica, Spain, Portugal and almost once I arrived in Poland! I was crazy..and young..
When my parents decided to rotten scrapping I remember having tears, was the first car I drove and when I went to Milano university could park it in the most impossible place!


I want my car back

[Jerry]

Hey Jerry
I also had a 126 ! One red, one blue and one green!
A popular car of '70
But the car will always be in my heart this is the mythical blue Fiat 127 (5 forward gears and an engine with so much grit)




I went everywhere with this car: Sardinia, Corsica, Spain, Portugal and almost once I arrived in Poland! I was crazy..and young..
When my parents decided to rotten scrapping I remember having tears, was the first car I drove and when I went to Milano university could park it in the most impossible place!


I want my car back

Back in the 1970s I had a red Fiat 128, a beautiful OHC engine but it went rusty. The car I always liked the best was a Renault 16TS, I'd have another one tomorrow if they still made them. The engine was actually used by Lotus in one of its sports cars

[Paphitis]

I own this beauty Dated 1956
It 'was a gift from my aunt (previously belonged to her)
Recently had some problems (the car not my aunt) so my 500 is still in my garage ..
It takes too much damn money to fix it, but it is great to go around with the top down .. I feel very cool



By now I drive a nissan almera ( belonged to my father )
Now you think that I appropriated the machine to all my relatives ... it is true... because until today I never bought one

You can use it as a dog house.

And what do you drive? A Mercedes or Volvo I bet!

[paliometoxo]

Hey Jerry
I also had a 126 ! One red, one blue and one green!
A popular car of '70
But the car will always be in my heart this is the mythical blue Fiat 127 (5 forward gears and an engine with so much grit)




I went everywhere with this car: Sardinia, Corsica, Spain, Portugal and almost once I arrived in Poland! I was crazy..and young..
When my parents decided to rotten scrapping I remember having tears, was the first car I drove and when I went to Milano university could park it in the most impossible place!


I want my car back

noooo i could walk faster then that old banger :S

[Get Real!]

Great thread, great pics, and some very funny comments!

I hope nobody gets offended when their car is shunned!

[Paphitis]

Aussies say stuff petrol prices and stuff the environment. We don't care.

Give us a Holden HSV Supercharged 6.3L Club Sport any day!

Over 10,000 cars sold in Australia alone, in the year petrol prices peaked to well over 130 US a barrel!

You got to love the Aussie "who gives a f@#k" attitude.

Pure V8 Supercar Grunt. Pure Aussie muscle minus the crap.

This has to be my favorite car. It has to be one of the most affordable supercars around.

Folks, you get plenty of bang for your buck with one of these! Far better performance and better value than any of the European rivals.

[cyprusgrump]

My last motor before I left the UK...

[Get Real!]

When I first landed in Australia early in 1987 and at just 21 or 22 years old, a used car salesman convinced me to part with my $1,500 odd for a Leyland P76 which I run for about 6 months and then sold off because I couldn’t afford filling it up with gas!

It was a huge automatic V8 monster, all-leather dual “couch” seats, and with a suspension that felt you’re floating in the sea!

I wish I had it now…

[Paphitis]

When I first landed in Australia early in 1987 and at just 21 or 22 years old, a used car salesman convinced me to part with my $1,500 odd for a Leyland P76 which I run for about 6 months and then sold off because I couldn’t afford filling it up with gas!

It was a huge automatic V8 monster, all-leather dual “couch” seats, and with a suspension that felt you’re floating in the sea!

I wish I had it now…

The Leyland is a collectors item now. They cost a bit too, as many owners are doing them up. There is even a Leyland Owners Association.

Surprisingly, the newer V8s are quite economical in normal use. Plenty of miles in the gallon.

The HSV supercharged V8 for example, will idle around town in first gear between 0-100 Kph.

You don't even need to use the other 5 gears.

But when you give it some stick, then it will burn plenty of fuel. The things can just fly and I doubt anyone is brave enough to really test its boundaries.

I guess if you were to be chased by the cops in one of these cars, stopping is purely voluntary. There is no way they will be able to catch you!